Shooting the Past
Brief Synopsis
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A London mansion housing a huge library of old photos gets a new owner -- Christopher Anderson, an American millionaire bent on chucking the pictures and remaking the house as a business college. Marilyn Truman, the library's manager is determined to save the collection with the help of Oswald Bates
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Poliakoff
Director
Emilia Fox
Russell Baker
Leslie Mcguire
Blake Ritson
Andy Serkis
Film Details
Also Known As
Mobil Masterpiece Theatre (11/21/99)
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
A London mansion housing a huge library of old photos gets a new owner -- Christopher Anderson, an American millionaire bent on chucking the pictures and remaking the house as a business college. Marilyn Truman, the library's manager is determined to save the collection with the help of Oswald Bates, a peculiar photo librarian, who puts together an incredible picture essay of the millionaire's surprising past, based on the slimmest of clues.
Director
Stephen Poliakoff
Director
Cast
Emilia Fox
Russell Baker
Leslie Mcguire
Blake Ritson
Andy Serkis
Liam Cunningham
Jean Channon
Sheila Dunn
Lindsay Duncan
Timothy Spall
Geoffrey Beevers
Thora Hird
Arj Barker
Jennifer House
Billie Whitelaw
Crew
Penny Anderson
Production Accountant
Steven Ashley
Producer
Russel Beeden
Assistant Editor
Liza Bracey
Costumes
Kathleen Cahill
Editor
John Chapman
Producer
Jim Crowther
Grip
Simon Curtis
Executive Producer
Bruno De Keyzer
Photography
Sally Debonnaire
Production
Erin Delaney
Post-Production
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Peter Fincham
Executive Producer
Helen Flint
Line Producer
Alan Grayley
Electrician
Dee Gregson
Location Manager
Paul Hamblin
Dubbing Mixer
Nick Heckstall-smith
Assistant Director
Catherine Hodgson
Editor
David Horrill
Property Master
Ann Houlihan
Assistant Director
Mark Hutton
Electrician
Adrian Johnston
Music
Jim Jolliffe
Other
John Paul Kelly
Production Designer
Franca Knight
Costume Supervisor
Will Lipchitz
Production Assistant
Richard Manton
Sound Recordist
Rod Marley
Other
Nabila Al Own
Makeup Artist
Charlie Palmer
Other
Stephen Poliakoff
Writer
Colin Powton
Best Boy
Andy Pryor
Casting Director
Peter Robinson
Art Director
Jami Rogers
Production
Laurie Shane
Gaffer
Lia Stephenson
Production Coordinator
Rebecca Sutton
Assistant Director
Paul Tothill
Editor
Ernest A. Vincze
Photography
George Walker
Continuity
George Walker
Assistant Director
Sara Wan
Production
Henry Wilks
Researcher
Film Details
Also Known As
Mobil Masterpiece Theatre (11/21/99)
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
